The Globe and Mail lists Middlemen in their list of 10 thrillers to read this summer! Here’s what they’ve got to say about it: “Let’s just say it: Scott Thornley’s fifth mystery featuring detective superintendent MacNeice is terrific. Each scene takes place in identifiable southern Ontario sketched by an author who loves this place. We begin with […]
by Jamie Portman(Appeared in Ottawa Citizen, Calgary Herald, Montreal Gazette, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Vancouver Sun, Regina Leader-Post, Windsor Star, Edmonton Journal, The Beacon Herald) Canadian crime novelist lets the story lead him to its conclusion Bestselling novelist John Irving once famously observed that whenever he starts a new book, he always writes the last sentence first. […]
“With each MacNeice book, Scott Thornley takes the reader deeper into the forest of the human soul. These are, yes, detective stories, but they are also novels about a detective. For MacNeice, nearly every action undertaken in pursuit of perpetrators of horrible murders opens up vistas: of his psyche; of his love for his late […]
Germany, Austria, Switzerland–get ready! The MacNeice Mysteries coming your way 06.04.2020!
Waterloo Public Library has featured the MacNeice series in their blog called “Check it Out”. Read their full review here.
“Two bodies have been found in the master bedroom of a mansion in Dundurn’s old-money neighbourhood under the mountain. Howard Terry and his son Matthew have both been shot twice in the chest. Under Matthew’s body is a doll with blood red cotton wadding spilling out of its head. Nearby, a female mannequin in a […]
The Investiture ceremony stands out as one of the most inspiring experiences of my life. Hearing what the others being acknowledged had done with their lives left me humbled. When I mentioned that to one of Governors-General’s staff, she said, “Everyone feels that way. And, that you’ve been awarded The Order of Canada indicates how […]